Another mugging _ FLASHBACKS FROM _ THE COMMUNIST PRESS 25 years ago... U.S. IN EGYPT Prime Minister Atlee said last week that Britain would never get out of Egypt. Foreign Minis- ter Morrison said the Sudan “is not for sale”. But Atlee has al- Teady bowed to a U.S. plan for “joint” control of the Suez Canal which would install U.S. troops in Egypt. And behind the scenes are the imperialist hands of Socony Vacuum Oil, Standard Oil, and Reynolds Aluminum who are gradually ousting British capital from Egypt and other rich territories of the Afri- can continent. On the eve of this edict to boot out British troops from the Suez and take over control of the Su- dan, Egypt’s Prime Minister was about to conclude a trade pact with the Soviet Union. Tribune November 7, 1951 50 years ago... THE BURDEN OF THE WHITE-MAN Further reports containing details of the bloodbath in Wanhsein have arrived in Pek- ing from Ichang. The number of casualties upon the Chinese side are estimated at 4,000. Twelve streets were reduced to ashes. Amongst the destroyed buildings were many _ schools. The damage to property amounts to several million dollars. Twenty organizations in Shangai have held a meeting. It adopted a resolution in support of the abolition of the unequal treaties between Great Britain and China. The All Chinese Railwaymen’s Federation has published an appeal for a strug- gle against British imperialism, declaring that Great Britain treats China like a colony. Worker ~ October 30, 1926 to hear your rent is going up.” “I'm sorry to hear your ceiling is coming down... You'll be sorry Rn cna anna ae ACIFIC TRIBUNE—NOVEMBER 19, 1976—Page 4 EDITORIAL COMMENT — Meet reprisals with unity The giant Steel Company of Canada (Stelco) is out to punish workers who protested wage restraints under the fed- eral government’s Bill C-73, on labor’s Day of Protest, Oct. 14. This is one of the flagrant examples of what the Communist Party called “an act of vengeance against the trade union movement for daring to stand up for its rights and those of the working people in general.” It is, once more, monopolies and monopoly government in collusion. The union, United Steelworkers, re- fusing to take the company’s intimida- tion, is filing some 3,500 grievances for workers suspended, reprimanded and robbed of bonus pay. A great pretense is made by this com- pany and others of upholding the law, but the law by which they live is a law of maintaining management rights and profits at the expense of the workers. In this they are directly served by Bill C-73. It is in‘the interests of all labor to back” with united determination all those be-— ing subjected to reprisals by the bosses. Such solidarity is in keeping with the Oct. 18 statement of the Canadian Labor Congress, pledging the support of “the | CLC and its more than two million members to take up the fight against ” such arbitrary injustice.” = The truth of the situation lies in the statements of those who have said, as did Communist Party leader William Kashtan, in a speech to demonstrators en Oct. 14:5, a “The struggle has just begun. The bat-_ tle for new economic and social policies | remains as urgent as ever. And not least, unity of the trade union movement re- mains as necessary as ever.” Chatting about apartheid _ In theory the Canadian Government opposes South Africa’s apartheid policies, but in practice it abets the pour- ing of millions of investment dollars into the racist regime’s oppressive economy. As the old saying goes: Canada talks a good-fight. On Nov. 1, Canadian United Nations delegate Robert Stanbury told the General Assembly that “efforts must be intensified ... no opportunity should be missed to expose the Government of South Africa and its electorate to unani- mous and relentless international pres- sures which demand action and change.” Bravo! On Nov. 5, R. Harry Jay, Canadian delegate to the Geneva disarmament conference, told the UN’s political com- mittee that Canada felt impatience, frust- ration and disappointment at the failure of the international community to face up to disarmament problems. Many of us feel such impatience and frustration. After these fine words Canada abstained on a motion to condemn nuc- - lear and military collaboration with the with South Africa, and opposed new | “racist minority regime in South Africa.” The motion singled out the USA, Fea ance, Britain, West Germany and Israel _ as offenders in this regard. The motion passed 93 to 9 despite Canada’s opting out. Or consider the history-making 10 point program adopted by the UN Gen eral Assembly, Nov. 9, endorsing the right of oppressed peoples to take up_ weapons, and other measures aimed at ending oppression, not just talking about It. 4 Canadian delegate Jacques Gignac said Canada was “in sympathy” with most of the 10 resolutions, but could only approve four. Two of those it abstained on condemned economic collaboration economic investment there. The question for Canadians to ask is whether the government just lacks the courage to differ with aggressive im- perialism as in USA, Israel and South Africa, or whether its democratic talk is so much hypocrisy to make fools of the. Canadian people. Two questions for Carter Despite a wordy election campaign, leading to his Nov. 2 victory, the actual policies of U.S. President Carter remain elusive. However, it is timely to look at two major questions — crucial to Canada and the world — poised on the White House doorstep, awaiting answers.. Both Ford and Carter were campaign hawks, outdoing one another in positions-of-strength talk. But does the new president mean to brush aside al- ternatives of great worth to the U.S. and all people and to orient on renewed cold-war policies? If so, the danger to peace is real and imminent. The question the whole world would like to see answered is: Where do Carter and his administration stand on the key issues of detente and disarmament? And for us; How do they perceive Canada- U.S. relations. - affairs, will be welcomed by the working In these times, with the bulk of hu- || manity pressing for the advantages at- tendant upon detente and an end to the arms race, when the despised “destabili- _ zation” efforts of the U.S. Central Intel- ligence Agency are being fought by the democratic masses of one country after another, the President of the USA, of all _ leaders must be urged to recognize the most. significant, reality of all, the changed balance of forces in the world in- favor of peace, detente and sovereign independence for peoples. It is the duty of governments like Canada’s to make these points at the Un-- ited Nations, and in other world forums. Good neighborly relations on the basis — of strictly observed Canadian sovereignty in our internal and external — people and all sections of democrati Canadians.